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. 16 may be on a diagonal, as indicated in UNITED STATES I DAN C. SWANDER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, SSIGN'OR TO THE STANDARD :PARTS A COMPANY, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, CORPORATION OF OHIO.-

Specification of Letters Patent.- Patented Maty 23, 11922.

' Application led Ju1y22, `1918, SeralNo. 246,638. Renewed October 24, 1921'. .Serial No. 510,102.

To all whom t may concern.'

1 3e it known thatI, DAN C. SWA-nona, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, have Ainvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rims, lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle rims.V and Vmoreparticularlyy to ,what is known as a transplit rim which usually comprises a-band with integral side flanges, split at lone point in its circumference, and A provided with means for locking`the ends together.

It is the object of the present invention to 4provide a rim ofthis type. which has a substantial and durable `locking device and which maybe economically' manufactured and which will also bel interchangeable with certain other rims o n wheels now in use and which have become, to a large extent, standard in this country.

@ne embodiment of the invention is' illus'- trated in the the accompanying drawings of of vthe rim at the split.-

Referring to the drawings,-1O indicatesthe usual wood felloe on which there is ar` ranged the felloe band 11. The usual open` in 12 for the valve stem of the tire is provided in the felloe and there'is a corresponding opening 13 in the felloe band. Surrounding the felloe band, is the vtire carrying rim 14 which has the usual integral'side flanges 15 and is transplit at 16. The s lit 1gure 2, or may be in accordance with any of the other Well known practices. 0nopposite sides of the split 16,there are perforations 17 and 18, preferably rectangular, as shown, to receive the tongues 19 and 20, respectively, on the latchjplate 21.y The latch plate 2l has a recess 22 in its inner side tov receive the head1 of the rivet 23 which extends through theY latch plate and the rim 14 and is riveted, as indicated', at 24, thereby rigidl securingthe latch plate 21 to one end of t e rim. The rivet 23` pro- 'jects inwardly from the. plate 2l through of which the fol-r as' a driving'y connection between the wheel andrim.

In order to lock the tongue 19 in perfora- -tion,17, a locking vle'ver 26 is provided and `has its end 27 formed to engage with the shoulder 28 on the plate 21., The lever 26 is pivotally secured to the rim 14 by means of the hollow rivet 29, the axis of the rivet being in alignment with the openings 12 and 13 and-adapted to receive the valve stem of the tire so that'this stem, when the rim is in use, will pro'ect through the rivet 29.

A slight projection 430 on the lever 26 enters a recess 31 therefor on the inner face of when Vthejlever 26 is thrown Ato the .broken line position the end 27 is dis-engaged from the shoulder 28 of the plate 21 and, therefore, the tongue 19 may be'dis-engaged from the perforation 17 and the rim ends separated for removal or replacement of the tire.

Since the latch plate 21 is rigidly-secured to one end' of the rim and crosses the split, the other end of the rim' in lwhich the. valve stem is located cannot be moved radially inwardly, so that careless manipulation, which might result in injury to the valve stem, is` impossible. In removing a tire, the end ofl theJ rim bearing the latch plate 21 is moved first radially inwardly and thenv -laterally,if desired, and the bead of the tire progressivelylifted over 'the flange of the rim until the tire, as `a whole, can be lifted from th'e rim, the valve stem being heid in thel opening in the hollow rivet 29 until the tire is thus lifted oil". When it is desired to secure the ends of the rim together, the tongue 19 is arranged imthe perforation 17 and the lever 26 swung to the position shown in full-lines in Figure 2, thereby positively 'securing the ends of therim together.

' Having thus described my invention, what l claim is: y .L

1. A transplit vehicle rim having 'perforations in its opposite ends, a latch plate having tongues projecting into and fitting said perforations and a recessv in its inner side, a rivet seated in and fitting said recess and securing said plate rigidlyfto one end of the rim and projecting inwardly from Said plate to constitute a driver for the rim, and a lockino lever pivoted on the opposite side of the split from said rivet and adapted to swing into and out of locking engagement with 5 said plate. V

2. A transplit vehicle rim having perforations in' its opposite ends, a latch plate having tongues projecting into said perforations and a recess in its inner side, a rivet 10 seated in said recess and securing said plate rigidly to one end of the rim and projecting inwardly from. said plate to constitute a driver for the '-rim, and a locking lever pivoted on the opposite side of the split from said rivet and adapted to swing into and out of locking engagement with said plate and a liollovs7 pivot for said lever adapted to receive the valve stem of a tire.

1n testimony whereof l aix my signature.

DAN C. SWANDER. 

